KILLEEN KEEN FOR ’27

LUKE Killeen is targeting further improvement in 2027 after his team place at Oxford was confirmed.

The 21-year-old has been part of the club’s Cab Direct Championship set-up since 2023 and a positive campaign this year saw him increase his average to in excess of six.

Killeen was announced as a starter for next season along with skipper Sam Masters at the Cheetahs’ presentation night last Friday, ironically whilst he was racing for his top-flight club Sheffield in the Premiership Grand Final.

He said: “There’s no place I’d rather be. I feel I’ve made some progress this season and that’s all thanks to the club and the supporters, and also my sponsors because none of this would have been possible without them.”